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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent is active for Thursday night's game against the Bears, the team announced.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brent has not played since December 2012, when he crashed his car, killing Cowboys practice squad member Jerry Brown. Brent was convicted of intoxication manslaughter and served a six-month prison term. He was reinstated by the NFL in September but suspended for 10 games. Stacy Jackson, Brown's mother, said she was \"very happy\" that Brown was reinstated.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brent was added to the 53-man roster on Nov. 11 but was not on the 46-man gameday roster for the Cowboys' games against the Giants and Eagles in Weeks 12 and 13.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;Houston Texans to place Jadeveon Clowney on season-ending IR&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brent played 39 games for the Cowboys between 2010 and 2012, making five starts. He recorded 44 total tackles and 1.5 sacks.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brent will take defensive end&amp;nbsp;DeMarcus Lawrence's spot on the roster. Lawrence has a rib injury which he re-aggravated in practice.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Dan Gartland&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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